Resilient wheel.



.S. H. LANYON.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21

" Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

IN v E NTO R LHerberfiI/uJ 071 ATTO R N EY CQLIJMPIA PLANOGRAPI-I co.,-WASH1NGTON, D c.

S. H. LANYON.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2|, 1914.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

I lNvlz NTOR WITNESSES I fianwewel'eifil/aroyoilg COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0.,wAsH|NuToN, B4 c.

' SAMUEL HERBERT LANYON, or ronrmmn, cane-on, ASSIGN R TO THE PORTLAND AUTOMOBILE/WHEEL COMPANY, OF PGRTLAND, OREGON.

- nnsrtrnnr WHE L construction, having a cushion interposedv between its inner and outer portions and adapted to afford the elasticity and cushioning action of an ordinary pneumatictire, and at the same time enable the wheel to be equipped with any desired form of tire.

A further object of. the invention is to provide improved means adapted to ,slidably connect the inner and outer'portions of the wheel and capablev of afiording a positive mechanical drive and of limiting the resiliency of the cushion and to prevent injury to the parts in event of a collapse of the said cushion.

, With these and other objectsin view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of partshereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims appended hereto, it being understood that vario us changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claims, may be resortedto without departing from the spirit or sacrificing I any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a rear elevation ofa portion of a resilient wheel constructed in accordance 'withthis invention. Fig. 2 is afront elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. i is-a vertical sectional view on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on the line 6 6 of Fig. i. Fig. 7-is an elevation of the guiding plate or member of the outer portion of the wheel; Fig. 8 is a similar view of the guiding plate of the inner portion of the wheel. Fig. 9 is a detail view of the rear section of the inner seatof the I Specification of Letters Patent.

of Mult-- sections 8 and guiding plate, and the spokes constitute eleand rim structure.

Patented Dec. 21, 1915.

Application filed November 21, 1914. Serial No. 873,364.

a portion of the front section, of the outer seat of theannular cushion.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. L In the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of invention, the wheel, which is designed for useon motor and various other kinds of vehicles, comprises in its construction an axle box or hub member 1 provided at its rear end with an integral outwardly extending annular flange 2, through which passes anannular series of inner connecting bolts 3, which secure the box or hub member 1 to an inner guiding plate 4 and to front and rear sections 5 and 6 of an inner annular seat for a cushion 7 The cushion 7 preferably consists of an inflated pneumatic tube, circular in cross section, but any other form of cushion may, of course, be employed. The cushion 7 is interposed between said inner annular seat and an outer annular seat composed of front and rear sections 8 and 9,

of bolts 10, which connects an outer guiding plate 11 with the said outer seat. The bolts also pierce spokes 12, which have their inner ends secured between the rear section 9 of the outer seat and the outer guiding plate'll. The box or hub member, the inner seat, and the inner guiding plate 4; constitute the inner portion of the wheel, andthe 9 of the outer seat, the outer ments of the outer portion of the wheel, which maybe equipped with any desired tire As the tire and rim structure do not constitute any portion of the present invention, illustration thereof is deemed unnecessary. The cushion 7 permits relative movement of the inner and outer portions 'of the wheel and affords the resecured together by an outer annular series siliency and cushioning action of an ordinarvpneumatic tire.

Theinner guiding plate at, which is preferably in the form of a disk, has its outer portion fitted flat against the'rear face of the outer guiding plate and is provided at its inner portion in its front face with an oblong recess 13, having a greater length than width, and provided at opposite sides with parallel guiding faces 14, which slidably receive two of the parallel edges of a 7 x While a rectangular rectangular floating plate 15. ixThe other 7 two edges of the rectangular floating-plate 15 are received between parallel guiding edges 16. of the outer guiding plate,'-.Which, 'is provided With anoblong opening l'l' ar f ranged at right angles to the recess-or open ing 13 of the inner guiding plate. Byai ranging the rectangular floating plate in the guides or Ways formed by the recess .13

andthe opening 17of the" guiding plates 4' fan'd 11,- the inner and outer portions of the Wheel are slidablyconnected' and'permitted Jto cus'hion' radially in any direction, {tl'ldttt the same time, the said inner and-outer por- 7 time of the Wheel are interlocked and held against. relativerotary movement,-s 0 that a positive .mechanical driving connection b'etween the hub or drive portion of the V I Wheel and the outer or driven portion of the same provided. The guide or Way ofthe inner guiding plate l is preferably in the form of arecess, as shown, and the walls at opposite sides thereof are extended by I meansof parallel flanges 18, Whichincreas'e the area of the guiding faces of the plate 4.

- The guide or ay of theouter guidingplate yispreferably in'the form of an opening, as

showmand it is provided at opposite sides thereof with parallelflanges 19, which increase the area of the" guiding facesof the outeri plate 11. The projecting flanges 18 and'jl9 of the guiding plates, besides increasing thearea of the guiding portions, inter-o loc-k theguiding plates with each other, as

the flanges .18 of the'inner guiding plate extend into the end portions of the opening of the outer guiding plate and the flanges 1 9 of.

- the latter are' received ithin the terminal portions ofthe recess 13 ofthe inner guid ing plate. 1

floating'plate is illus- ,trated in the drawings for slidably inter- 7 locking the inner and outer guiding plates,

fvarious othertmeans may be employed-for econnecting the guidingplates and for per-f mitting relative movement radially of the "Wheel, While locking the sameagainst rela'- tive rotary movement. Therecess'13 and the openingl7 are adapted to'contain oil,

grease, or any other lubricating: material, Which may be supplied. to thel'relatively movable parts of the Wheel in any desired manner. The inner annular series of bolts 3, are provided at the points Where they pierce the floating connecting plate with integral collars or enlargements 3 operating in ists 15? Drum floating plate and interposed betu'een -the rear Wall of there cess .13 of. vthe inner guiding plate and the inner seat, and spacing the saidxparits and enabling the inner annular series of bolts to a plate orfiange2e of the rear section of the beti ghtened to the desi-red'extent;Without clamping and interfering with the. ffree.rela tive sliding movement of the floating 'con-' with the outer portion. of the wa11 rear face thereof. front section of the inner'seatconsists ofja-sleeve 28, .a front.-

nectingplate. {The-slots it farearranged in parallelism Wltll. one another andvwith' the guiding flanges-18 of the inner g idingplate. The floating plate isfalso provided With a central elliptical opening 15 receiving the box orflhub member and permitting the necessary slidingmovement of the float, ing'plate relative to the outeiiportmn of the wheeli' The relative sliding movements ofthe inner and outer portions ofthewheel and the. V

resiliency and cushioning action of the lat- ;ter ]are limited byan annular series-bf exiterior lugs 'or-"flangeeeo, formed integral with I the outer gi'iiding'fplate and. arranged at. intervals near the peripherymthereof. The lugs 20 are located beyond and arranged to be engagedby the peripheralledge 21- of the inner guiding'plate "The annular series oflugs2O Will enable-the Wheel to be oper-' ated when" the .lcushiongis in a collapsed -or deflated condition, fwithout. in uring the I Wheel. The "edge 21 is preferably enlarged, as shown, and the inner guiding plateisi reinforced byexterior substantially radially varranged ribs 22, extending inwardly from the enlarged periphery 21 to the recessed :portion of tlieinner guiding plate.

The rear face of,thefloating'slldable connecting plate fits against the rear Wall'of the recess 13, and the frontffacefof the said "1 plate fitsagai'nst the year section .6 the v ..inner,seat. This rear section 6 consists of' gan .inner"sleeve E23,,anannular flat vertical plate orfportion 24, and Eanouter curved Wall 25, connected at the inner portion with the plate 24 and supportedbyra'dia'l Webs 2-6 and 27,, The annular plate 24; fits against ing \vebs' 26[are-arranged 'in-the spac'eha-v tween thesleeye 23 and the inne'r'port onof the Wall-25. The other annular series of Webs 27 oonnect'theperiphery of; the plate annularjverti'calplate or flange 29, an annu- 25m the i .la-rw'v all 30, and an annlilanseries-of inte-. j ,g'ral. webs 31, .i vhich connect the Wall 30 yvith the sleeve '28 and the plate or flangex29..

The sleeve v28 which is arranged on the box or hub member, fits against thesleeve 23 of rear section of the inner-seat, and the-1' front Wall 30, which .is located beyond the The inner bolts pierce the rear and front :per-iphery' of the flange or plate"29, presents* a a rear concave face and a front convex face. 1

plates or flanges 2 4E and. 2 f the frontand rear seetion's f5 and G and hold the said .parts 7 firmly together; I

he rear section 9 of the outer seat/eonsists of a curved wall provided at the inner edge with a vertical annular flange or extension 32 having flat front and rear faces and fitted against the front face of the outer guiding plate and the rear face of the wall 25 of the rear section 6 of the inner seat and slidable on the said wall 25, which has a recess to receive the said-extension 32. The front face of the wall of the rear section 9 is concave, and the rear face is convex and forms, with the outer guiding plate 11, a tapering recess to receive theinner endsof the spokes, which are spaced apart by'blocks 34, interposed between the-spokes and also arranged between the rear section 9 and the outer portion of the outer guiding plate 11.

The front section 8 of the outer seat also consists of a curved wall having a rear concave face and a front convex face, and the I said frontand rear sections 8 and 9 are provided at their outer portions with annular attaching flanges 35 and 36, fitted together and pierced by the outer annular series of bolts 10. The opposed peripheral edges of the front and rear walls of the inner and outer seats are normally spaced apart and are maintained in such spaced relation by the annular cushion. the inner and outer walls form seml-elliptr The concave faces of cal seats and" provide an annular substantially elliptical space for the reception of the pneumatic cushion, circular in cross section. By employingthe cushion which is circular in cross section and seats which form an elliptical cushion receiving space having its majoraxis trans versely of the wall, intervening side spaces are formed between the side portions of the cushion and the side walls of the seat to permit. the reritcal compression and lateral distention of the cushion without chafing againstthe side walls of the seats or pinching the cushion between the opposed side edges thereof. The space at the sides of the cushion may be formedin any other desired -manner to permit this free action of the cushioning means.

In order to prevent the pneumatic cushion from creeping around circumferentially of either the inner or outer seats. the sections of the said seats are recessed adjacent to their meeting edges to form inner and outer centrallyarranged annular grooves 37 and 38, which receive inner and outer annular fins 39 and 40 of the cushion. The fins or flanges, which are preferably arranged in the same vertical plane, are clamped in the inner and outer grooves 37 and 38 between the side walls thereof and the cushion is firmly held against circumferential creepin Instead of employing a pneumatic cushion, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, the wheel may be equipped with a cushion comprising opposite rows of springs, and a plurality of cushions and driving dewhich is preferably.

- vices may be employed if desired. Also, the

improvements are applicable to flanged wheels as well as to wheels having the ordi- 11a ry, tires.

What is claimed is l. A. wheel of the class described comprising inner and outer portions, interposed cushioning means, inner and outer guiding plates slidable on each other and provided inent'and allowing relative movement radially of the wheel'to permit the cushioning action of the said cushioning means.

A wheel of the class described COll1l )l'1S- ing inner and outer portions, interposed cushioning means, inner and outer guiding plates ]JlO-.'ll6Cl with ways arranged at right angles to each other and in registry with each other, and a rectangular floating plate operating in the said ways, said floating plate holding the guiding plates against relative rotary movement and allowing relative movement radially of the wheel.

3. A. wheel of the class described comprising inner and outer portions, interposed cushioning means, inner and outer guiding plates having oblong apertures forming ways and arranged at right angles to each a other, a rectangular floating plate operating in the apertures and interlocking the guiding plates against relative rotary movementand permitting relative radial movement and means for connecting the guiding plates together for controlling the radial movement of the outer guiding plate.

4,. A wheel of the class described comprising inner and outer portions, interposed cushioning means, inner and outer guiding plates having ways arranged in intersecting planes, and a ways of the guidin slates, the'latter being provided at the ways with projecting means for interlocking them with each other.

A. wheel of the class described comprising inner and outer portions. interposed cushioning means, an inner guiding plate carried by the inner portion of the wheel and provided with a substantially oblong recess'and having projecting flanges at the sides thereof. an outer guiding plate having a substantially oblong opening receiving the flanges of the inner guiding plate, said outer guiding plate being provided at opposite sides of its opening with projecting flanges fitting in the recess of the inner guiding plate. and a floating plate operating in the recess and the opening of the guiding plates and interlocking the same to hold the guiding plates against relative rotary movement while permitting relative movement radially of the wheel.

floating plate operating in the.

6. A wheel, comprising inner and outer portions having cushioning I means interposed therebetween, inner and-outer guiding plates provided with ways arrangedto register with each other, and a floating element H 'mounted in said ways for interlocking the plates to hold the plates against rotary movement, and. allowing movement radially of the wheel, said floating element being 'provide'd'with an elliptical opening through which the hub or'axle'box extends to permit i of a sliding movement of the floating eleu ment relative wheel. 1

" 7. A wheel of the class described including an outer portion having an outer annular seat and provided at the rear side thereof.

with a vertical flange or extension, said outer portionhof the wheel bemg also -provided with an outer guiding plate fitted" against the flangeor extension, an inner 1 the same against relative movement radially of thewheel, and a cushion-interposed. be.

tween theinner and outer seats.

v f 8. The combination of a hub having an out- I v Wardly extending flange, a rigid inner portion composed ofv an innerseat and an inner. guidingplate, said inner seat composedfof inner and outer sleeves mounted on the hub,

annular plates connected to the outer edges of the sleeves, Webs connected to'the outer surfaces of the sleeves. and theinner faces of the annular plates, annular walls mounted on theouter edges of the webs, said inner seat being divided along the inneril'edges of the sleeves and annular walls, bolts passing throughthe outwardly extending flange, 1'n1 1ergu1d1ngplate and annular plates for f .45

fastening them together, anouter seat composed of'front and rear sections, said. outer seat'having its line of'rdivision in alinement I with the line of division of'theinner seat,

the rear sectio n guiding plate.

and an outer guiding plate working between of the outer seat and inner- "95A wheel of the class 'describedtinclud -i'ng a box or'hub'member, an inner seat composed of front and rear sections mounted onthe box or hub member, an inner guiding plate also mounted on the box or hub memher inspaced relation with the innerse'at, an outer seat, an outer guiding. plate con to the "outer portion of the nected with the outerseat'sa floating plate interlocking the inner and outer guiding necting'th'e" said parts.

- 10. A wheel oftheclass described including'a box or hub-member, an inner seat composedof front and rear sections mounted on the box 'or hubmember, aninner guiding plate also mounted on the box or hub memher in spaced relation with theinner seat, an

outer seat, an outer guiding .plate connected I with the :outerseat, a fioatingiplate' interand fastening devices connecting the inner uiding pla e and the Sections of the inner.

seat and having spacing means interposed 'between the inner guiding plate and the rear 7 operating in I sections of the inner seat and apertures of-the floating plate.

11. A wheel comprising inner and outer portions having cushioning means interposed'therebetween, inner "and outer guiding plates provided wlth oblong apertures forming ways and arranged parallel to each vother, and. a: floating plate operable in the.

oblong apertures of the guiding plates for interlocking the guiding plates -against rotary movement, and allowing--movement radially of the wheel. i 4 12. A wheel, comprising a hub or. axle box, and inner andouterportions-having 4 cushioning means; interposed therebetween, inner and outer guiding plates provided with oblong apertures arranged atjri'ght-u angles to each other and in registry, and a floatingfplate mounted in the apertures of the guiding plates for interlocking the plates to hold them againstrotary movement, and

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL HERBERT LANYON.)

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A; GJDOOLITTLE, F. J. LICHTENBERGER.

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allowing movement radially of the wheel," said floating plate having an elliptical opening through which the hub or axle box -ex-: -tends't01permit of a sliding movement of the floating element relative to the outer :portionof the wheel.

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6C plates and interposed betweentheinner guiding plate and the rear section of the/ inner seat, and fastening devices piercing the inner guiding" plate, the floating plate, and the sections of the inner seat, and-con 

